GOP Pols Want IRS Answers In ACA Tax Credit Security Row

By Ama Sarfo

Law360, New York (December 9, 2013, 2:51 PM ET) -- Two Republican lawmakers want the Internal Revenue Service to share how it will protect taxpayer data in light of a September report indicating its computer system that calculates tax credits under the Affordable Care Act has security weaknesses, according to a letter released Monday.

Reps. Diana Black, R-Tenn., and Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., say IRS Acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel should provide a written explanation of the agency's process plan and its documented policies for resolving several failed security tests that were revealed in the report created by...